Evening Star Newspaper, April 4, 1923, Page 4

DECET AND FRAL CHARGEDTOCULT Michigan, Making Move fo | Suppress House of David, |. Also Cites Immorality. By the Associated Press. LANSING, Mich., Apfil 4 —Formal charges that the Israelite House of David colony, at Benton Harbor, is based upon “a foundatlon of deceit, immorality and fraud” were filed in the Ingham county (Lansing) circuit court today by Andrew B. Dougherty, attorney general for Michigan. The charges were flled in support of the quo warranto proceedings be- sun in the court yesterday to com- Pel the leaders of the cult to show cause why the organization should not be disbanded. Today's charges allege that the colony has set {tself up as a_“king- dom, with Benjamin Purnell, head of the order, as ‘king.’” The allegation also is_made that the association, which filed articles of incorporation in 1903 as a religious and ecclesias- tical association, h usurped _its privileges as an nization of this character by me: fraud. To Enrich Head. ns ¢ alleges the been “a ‘The attorney general colony is not and never corporation for religious and eccle- slastical purposes, but, on the con- trary, has. for its true object the en- richment of Benjamin Purnell and his to the rank of temporal establishment within the state of a kingdom., whose king and his subjects are, or eventually shall be, free and independent of the civil power of the state.” John J. Sterling of Benton Harbor, attorney for the cult, arrived here last night. ‘He sald the house of David is ready for any investigation the state may make. Opposed to Laws. The charges filed by the state today allege that the colony has usurped its franchise rights “by inducing, committing and perpetuating frauds and deceit upon its members; by deluding members into conveying Property to the corporation in retur for fantastic and absurd promises of immortality and religious spiritual henefit; by setting up within state, by eption and fraud, temporal kingdom opposed to the constitution and laws of the state and Whose wed principles would de- stroy the government of the state by inducing and permitting acts of an immoral and unlawful nature under the guise of religious discipline and spiritual min tion: by ing and pern commission of statutory cri and misdemeanors involving vice and immorality in and about the community commonly known as “Shiloh The preamble to the charges alleges g other things that the colony, Purnell's direction, has adopt- laws of its own, ousting the Jurisdiction of the courts of this state. State officials to said they as- sumed an order directing the cult leaders to file an answer to the state charges within about fifteen days would be issued by Circuit Judge Leland Carr, in whose court the charges were introduced elevation king and the P S — MISSING BOYS FOUND. C. Youths, Out to Explore World, Located in Alexandria. Joseph Borges and Paul Mareno, fourteen-vear-old pupils at Columbia Junior High School, the former re- slding at 1107 Kenyon street and the latter at 172 Thland Terrac Mon- | day afternoon left their respective homes to witness the Easter cele- bration at the White House and failed to return School officials learned of the ab- senco of the bovs and asked the police to {nstitute search for them While search was being made in this city for the bovs, it was later learn- | ed, police of Alexandria were caring for them The boys, equipped fleld | Rlasses, cameara and pistol, had start- | ed out to see something of the world. Their equipment did not include much cash, however, and they were walking the streets in Alexandria when found and cared for by the police Detectives Thompson, Messer. Mans- fleld and mbrey brought the hovs from Alexandria fn an automobile | yesterday afternoon and returned | them to their parents. D. w MISSING GIRL RETURNS. Miss Janice Heck, twenty vears old, former Central High School student. reported missing from her home, at 3810 13th street Monday night, has returned home. ad not been out of the city, Her failure to advise her parents of her intention to remain away overnight ? easiness. F at Fourteenth N Enjoyable Lunch- eon—from a special- Aly prepared menu— served from 12 to 2:30. 60c a plate You'll like the service— here. Special attention to Dinner and Dance Parties Every day and Sunday one of those splendid New Ebbitt Table d'Hote Dinners—$125 per plate. the | al induc- | - l We like th' dairy lunches ‘cause we don’t have t' guess what t’ eat with. (Copyrig GARDNER QUITS U. S.- CANADA COMMISSION Resigns From Joint Body Consid- ering Boundaries—C. E. Town- send Probable Successor. National Newspaper Service.) The international joint commission s holding a final formal session to- day before adjourning it nual meeting. Former Senator Oba dlah Gardner of Maine was sitting with the commission for the last time, having announced late yesterday his resignation as chairman, effective April 15. It is understood that the vacancy on the American sectfon of the commission, which has jurisdic- tion over American-Canadian boun- dary Waters, will be filled by the ap- pointment of former Senator Charles 3. Townsend of Michigan. o important decisions were made |at yesterday's meeting of the commis- on and none looked for at the concluding sesalon today. Most of the pending matters, it was said. would £0 over until the fall meeting of the ymission at Ottawa. The announcement of his resigna- tion was made by Mr. Gardner. There have been frequent reports that Mr. Gardner would retire. but until late yestarday no confirmat | that the resignation had been s mitted and had been accepted | President Harding was obtainable Mr, Gardn rved nearly s on the commission, most e as chairman and during lis im portant investigations of the semi-an- 1% {questions. He was appointed by President Wilson, but after several vears' service his resignation was re- Qquested. President Hurding later had a vacancy on the commission to fill ther service. P ——— ASKS $50,000 IN SUIT. W. E. Ryan Against J. Cckladt. Willlam E. today filed sult in the Distr me Court to re- cover $50.000 from Joseph Schladt of 1233 Wisconsin for alleged breach of contract claims he was engaged by Schladt in 1820 to secure s for the use of a non-corrosive paint, of which hladt had the formula. The paint was to be used on ships tion of barnacles. Ryan chladt f: paint under the ment. torney Raymond M. Hu by All bables have blue eves when they are born. In some infants pig- ment granules begin to develop in the fris immediately after birth. Thus they become black or brown eved. In others no such pigment formation takes place, and the eyes remain their original color through- out life. Electric Wiring and Fixture Installing at Moderate Prices | | Breach of Contract Alleged by | umber of con- | | | | ror. THE EVENING BT\ KLAN MOVE MEET WARFARE ATG.W.U) President Hodgkins Investi- gates Mysterious Meeting of Thirty Students. Investigation of the reported ex- | istence of a chapter of the Ku Klux Klan at George Washington Uni- versity was started today by Presl- dent Howard L. Hodgkins, following a mysterious meeting of about thirty students last night in the university chapel, at which the Klan question was discussed. President Hodgkins also will make an inquiry to de- termine who is responsible for the meeting, which, he sald, was unau- thorized by the university authorities. Two documents purporting to show that a Klan chapter exists at the university, seized at a meeting by ¥. H. Wright, a student, were sub- mitted to President Hodgkins today by Wright and a fellow student, W. Waldo Girdner. The documents include a circular letter by W. U. Klan, No. 3" urg- ing ‘the student members to support the proposed honor system at the in- stitution, and paper listing the names of forty-six students who are said to have signified their intention of forming a George Washington Uni- versity chapter of the klan and seek- ing affillation with the national or- ganization. They were submitted at the meeting by a person who signed himsclf “The Crusader.” Would Be Abolished. A klan organization bearing the name “Geor Washington Univer- sity Chapter” will not be approved Hodgking pointed out, and if such is found to exist, steps will be taken to abolish it. The university yresident expressed the belief that some of the more than 4,000 students enrolled in the institution undoubted- Iy are affliated with the klan, and that as long as they did not attempt to become connected with the sup- poscd “G. W. U. Chapter,” he could not rightfully interfere The initial steps in the investiga- tion, President Hodgkins said, will be a quizzing of some of the forty-six students whose names are contained in the list submitted to him by Wright His other plans were not revealed Notice Found on Board. a {tin by | St. St. | |Lawrence and other boundary water | | and called upon Mr. Gardner for fur-| | since he had pur | the jale—=lol——=lalc=]ol——=]alc——=]0] w in our New Store, 709 13th, one door above G Buy a Jewel Gas Range —and you'll be satisfied. We have been handling Jewel Ranges twenty- four years and know of none better. { Showing “Jewels” in all desired styles and sizes—and ask your in- spection, at your leisure. # C. A.MUDDIMAN CO. Specialists in Heating and Lighting Equipment 709 13th St.—One Door Above G St. [ple——|ojc—— ol ]olc—=]o]——] Absolute ignorance of who called the meeting last night was professed y by students seen at the uni- ity. "A notice posted on the bulle- bourd yesterday, they said, in- formed them of the gathering. When the lights were turned on in the chavel, it was said, the two docu- ments were seen Iying on the speak- er's table. e cover of one docu- sked that it be read before the convened. The other asked it be considered at the cloge of meting, when a vote had been taken as to whether or not the stu- | dent body favored the continued ex- | th istence of the Ku Klux Kl In the absence of a chairman J. 8 Polk v clected to preside, “and argun were put forth for and | against the continued function of the Klan. At the conclusion of the de- bate it was decided to defer, since the gathering was too small to be representative of the university. The meeting voted. however, to read the second . ecommunication, which was done by Chairman Tolk. Obtained From Klansman. The Crusader” stated in the open- ing paragraph of his letter that the Cocument purporting to come from | the G. W. U. Klan was authentic ined it from a man admitted membership in the Klan. He s2id it was taken from an | envelope addressed to the member of | the organization from which he had stolen it he faculty have just given their approval of the honor constitution,” sald the alleged kian bulletin. “Mem- | hers of the klan are u it when it be students to it. Cam- paign for it. because it means much to us. We can operate under its pro- | visi¥ns to surprising advantage. Under its provisions for in- or ‘squaking’ upon students ht in the act of ‘crib- | we can_operate as a grou Four or five of us {nforming upon a student could practically insure his expul m, of | tic Je in M who LIGHT ON EVERY SUBJECT | i Charlottesv Memor! ette Minnegerode Andrews, president National Monticello Associa- anniversa national mated organization of all associa Superlatives. My DEAR! DI You EvER GEF SUCH WEATHERT 1T'S Per-FecTLy DREADFUL S SHOE'S THERE ONCE AND THEY, WE'?CB Stem-Pry TERRIB -'WASHINGTON, D. 0. —By WEBSTER. You HEARD ABOUT MAUDE DO T YU WASN'T THAT AWFUL P 1F | WAD BEE ™ 1t HER TAKEN THE HAT THEM RETURM MY SHOUL D HAvE AT ADE morney! WE'VE HAD THE MOST Le! DD YOU SEE GRAYCE YESTERDAY? SHE WAS THE M05ST SHOLKING OBYECT) 1 EVER SAW 1N My LIFE ! HER MAKEUP wAS SIM-PLY APPALLING ! —_— FRIGHT FuL Time GEYTING TICKETS To “THAT SHow ! M ALL UNSTRUNG . | SAW A B1G FIRE Down Towr - 50 PECPLE BURNED To DEATH. 7 MEr TIUMPE O FROM THE ToP FLOOR. A~D WERE KiLcep Coprrieht. 1933, K. T. Wobwrer PLAN MONTICELLO DRIVE.| Movement to Buy Jefferson Home | vereity to Be Launched April 13. The movement to buy home of Thomas Jefferson le. Va. for a emorial, will be offictally g ceremonial at April 13, it s hki he Thomas Jefferson > 1 Association. and Mrs, the on. The occasion will be v of the birth of Thon dnd will inaugu movement by the a fferson, terested in_ the pr onticello, which have ervition bee Monticello, 1tional | launched on the 180th united | under the title of the Thomas Jeffer. on Memorial Foundation. Stuart G Gibboney, temporary chairman. | “John Jennings Luck of the Uni- of Virginia is nssisting in | making arrangements for the cele- bration, which will be held at Monti- cello at 2:30 p.m. CONFER NEXT MONTH. at! i Leaders in Jewish Weltare Work | ‘Will Gather Here May 13-15. Leaders in Jewish welfare work from all over the nation will be In Washington May 13 to 15 for the Washington meeting of the Natlonal Conterence of Jewish Social Service. The place of holding the sessions has not vet been finally decided. The conference will open on Sun- day afternoon with a business meet- ing and reports of national organiza- | tions, while the formal opening ses- i #ion will ba Sunday evening, with in- troductory remarks by Mrs. Charles Goldsmith of Washington, chairman. Rabbl Abram Simon will opening praver and Commissioner Rudolph will deliver the address of welcome. The presidential address | will be delivered by Frances Taussig | of New York City |_On Wed the conference will | g0 to Bal for a demonsyration | meeting of Jewish Chfldren's | Bureau of Baltimore, and a tour of the s Socfety building. — Sir H. 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Shaw claimed he first introduced the black and white scheme of paint- ing automobiles in Washington and said it is in use in other cities. He introduced photographs, which, on close inspection, the court admits discloses a difference between Shaw cab and the taxis of the company, but the court finds that the prospec- | tive customer does not have time to make the minute examihation which would disclose the difference. He finds that if Shaw did introduce the color scheme here he abandoned it as far back as 1918, and the company kas since built up a lucrative busi- ness and that the defendant is en deavoring “to enjoy the fruits of plaintiff’s efforts by unfair methods." Attorneys Simon, Koenigsberger & Young appeared for the taxi company, while the defendant was represented by Attorney J. H. Bilbre: SPANISH CABINET STAYS. King Expresses Confidence When Ministry Resigns. By the Associated Press. 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